A woman attempting to dodge a Bay Area Rapid Transit fare ended up discovering that San Francisco’s new security gates are considerably less forgiving than the old ones after she became lodged underneath one of the towering barriers in an incident that has delighted the internet while underscoring the transit agency’s years long campaign against fare evasion.
The viral clip, filmed by BART employees at what appears to be either Powell Street or Montgomery Street station in downtown San Francisco, shows the woman lying face down with her upper body trapped beneath one of the system’s recently installed full height fare gates. Her attempted shortcut had reached an unfortunate conclusion.
As staff surveyed the awkward predicament, one employee offered the sort of understated observation that social media users instantly adopted as comedic gold…